Two top editors at the New York Daily News have been suspended pending investigations into past sexual misconduct, The Post has learned. Rob Moore, managing editor/news — the second highest-ranking editor at the paper — was suspended on Friday, sources said. Moore was accused in a December complaint filed by at least four former female Daily News employees of bullying and sexual misconduct, sources said. (Snip) The second editor, Alexander “Doc” Jones, the Sunday editor for the past 12 years and a veteran of 24 years at the tabloid, was escorted out of the building on Thursday, sources said.

Nashville, TN - Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has admitted that she had an affair with the former head of her security detail, according to a statement released by the Mayor´s office on Wednesday. "Today I acknowledged publicly that I have engaged in an extramarital affair with the former head of my security detail," Barry said in a statement. (Snip) The News 4 I-Team found that Barry and Forrest took nine trips together – just the two of them – last year. Some of those locations included Athens, Greece, San Francisco and New York, all tied to leadership or work-related trips.

A Swedish teenager was attacked at a nightclub after turning away a man who groped her, leaving her face badly bloodied as shown in horrifying snapshots that soon went viral. Sophie Johansson, 19, was partying at Babel in Malmö, Sweden on Saturday night when an unknown man on the dance floor pulled on her bag. She told Swedish outlet Aftonbladet that when she turned around, the man grabbed her butt and between her legs. She then says she hit him to get him to stop, but he punched her in the face. Hoping to avoid a further escalation, Johansson

In a shocking turnaround, the U.S. Justice Department has dropped its case against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. In a court in Newark on Wednesday, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the corruption indictment against the New Jersey Democrat after a federal judge last week acquitted Menendez and his co-defendant, Salomon Melgen, of seven of the 18 counts against them. Both were facing a retrial after a deadlocked jury could not reach a verdict in the high-profile case in November. (Snip) In a statement, Menendez said he never wavered in his innocence and his belief that justice would prevail.

A woman charged earlier this month with flying to London without a ticket was arrested again early Sunday and denied bail after police spotted her at O´Hare International Airport, a violation of a previous order banning her from Chicago’s two airports, authorities said. Marilyn Hartman, 66, was barred by a Cook County judge from entering the airport after she was charged earlier this month with felony theft after allegedly sneaking onto a British Airways jet at O´Hare and flying to the United Kingdom without a $2,400 plane ticket. Hartman, who is notorious for stowing away on commercial airplanes, also was charged

Los Angeles — A Perris mother is taking legal action over what she claims is discrimination against African-Americans by Walmart over their policy of locking up certain products. Essie Grundy told reporters at a news conference Friday she has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the retail giant after asking for assistance to buy a 49-cent comb, which was among several products secured in a glass casing at the Perris store. (Snip) “They didn’t have anymore at the original Walmart that I got it from, so I went to my neighborhood one, and that’s when I noticed all of the African-AmericanSource corrected

Manhattan Beach, Calif. - Brigitte Adams caused a sensation four years ago when she appeared on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek under the headline, "Freeze your eggs, Free your career." She was single and blond, a Vassar graduate who spoke fluent Italian, and was working in tech marketing for a number of prestigious companies. Her story was one of empowerment, how a new fertility procedure was giving women more choices, as the magazine noted provocatively, "in the quest to have it all." Adams remembers feeling a wonderful sense of freedom after she froze her eggs in her late 30s, despite

Two top editors at the New York Daily News have been suspended pending investigations into past sexual misconduct, The Post has learned. Rob Moore, managing editor/news — the second highest-ranking editor at the paper — was suspended on Friday, sources said. Moore was accused in a December complaint filed by at least four former female Daily News employees of bullying and sexual misconduct, sources said. (Snip) The second editor, Alexander “Doc” Jones, the Sunday editor for the past 12 years and a veteran of 24 years at the tabloid, was escorted out of the building on Thursday, sources said.

Nude images of Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga are being used in street art to attack the music industry a day ahead of the Grammys. The perpetrator, a conservative provocateur who goes by the pseudonym Sabo, used previously published photos of Cyrus and Gaga that he slapped onto large posters that appear at first glance to be advertisements for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, set for telecast Sunday night on CBS from Madison Square Garden in New York. (Snip) The faux ads feature the logos of the network and the Grammys, one with a nude Gaga and another with a naked Cyrus,

After authorities determined that last month´s Skirball fire in Bel-Air was caused by a cooking fire at a homeless encampment, Mayor Eric Garcetti and fire officials unveiled a plan to clear tent clusters in hillside areas. But the announcement frustrated downtown business leaders, who say that fires on or near skid row are a daily problem that City Hall has not adequately addressed. (Snip) Homeless encampment fires are endangering human lives and businesses in skid row, community leaders say. The fires start when homeless residents cook, try to keep warm or use drugs. Other blazes are intentionally set.

A Chicago man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault told prosecutors this week that he is “a 9-year-old trapped in an adult’s body.” Joseph Roman, 38, appeared before a Cook County judge on Wednesday and rationalized sexual assault against three girls by likening his mental state to that of a child.The suspect gave video admission on Monday after he was taken into custody. Court documents examined by The Chicago Tribune accuse Mr. Roman of repeatedly assaulting three girls between 6 to 8 years old. Each victim of the Class X felony belonged to a different family that was temporarily staying in

Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper, who was removed from office Friday after being snared in an FBI sting, solicited illegal campaign contributions not only for herself but for two political allies, court documents say. Gov. Rick Scott suspended Cooper on Friday, a day after she was arrested and accused of accepting contributions funneled through Alan Koslow, a once prominent attorney who has since been disbarred after a conviction on federal charges. (Snip) Sanders resigned in August after being accused by the Broward Inspector General of using his elected position for financial gain. He was accused of voting to award nearly $1 million

During an interview with Channel 4, professor and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson left reporter Cathy Newman speechless when she asked him why freedom of speech should trump someone´s "right" to not be offended. "Why should your right to freedom of speech trump a trans person´s right not to be offended?" asked the Channel 4 reporter. "Because in order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive. I mean, look at the conversation we´re having right now," Peterson answered. "You´re certainly willing to risk offending me in the pursuit of truth. Why should you have the right to do

Former FBI Director James Comey lashed out at unnamed ´weasels and liars´ in a Twitter rant Thursday evening, as he backed the FBI for speaking up against the publication of a controversial memo. ´All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would,´ Comey wrote on Twitter. ´But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. ´Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy,´ Comey continued, referring to the Wisconsin senator who claimed high-ranking government officials were Soviet spies

Michelle Obama has a message for Americans who are frightened by the current political climate: remain hopeful. "All we have is hope," the former first lady says in a preview clip from Thursday´s "Ellen" show. Obama´s sit-down with host Ellen DeGeneres marks her first TV interview since leaving the White House last year. "People are afraid, but then there are people who feel good about the direction of the country, so I mean, that’s what makes this country complicated because it’s made up of so many different people from different backgrounds," Obama tells DeGeneres, when asked what advice she´d give people who

Democratic leadership on Friday issued a warning to President Trump that using a controversial GOP memo to fire special counsel Robert Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would create a "constitutional crisis" not seen since the Nixon administration. "We write to inform you that we would consider such an unwarranted action as an attempt to obstruct justice in the Russia investigation. Firing Rod Rosenstein, DOJ Leadership, or Bob Mueller could result in a constitutional crisis of the kind not seen since the Saturday Night Massacre," Democrats wrote in the letter to Trump. In addition to Senate Minority Leader Charles

Washington - Top White House aides are worried FBI Director Christopher Wray could quit if the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools is released, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Wray has made clear he is frustrated that President Donald Trump picked him to lead the FBI after he fired FBI Director James Comey in May, yet his advice on the Nunes memo is being disregarded and cast as part of the purported partisan leadership of the FBI, according to a senior law enforcement official. Wray´s stance is "raising hell," one source familiar with

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday delivered a subtle but stinging rebuke to House Republicans over their move to release a classified memo alleging misconduct at the FBI, urging President Donald Trump and other Republicans to stop "manufacturing partisan sideshows" that benefit Russia. The statement from McCain, who is away from Washington undergoing treatment for brain cancer, came minutes after Trump signed off on the release of the memo crafted by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee. McCain directly connected his fellow Republicans´ campaign to undercut the FBI with Russian President

Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, accused the panel´s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., of altering a controversial memo sent to the White House for review — an assertion that wasn´t denied but rather tempered with an argument that the changes were merely cosmetic or were edits requested by Democrats and the FBI. (Snip)A spokesman for the House Intelligence Committee conceded that small edits were made, but dismissed the minority party´s complaints as an attempt to create a "bizarre distraction from the abuses detailed in the memo." "In its increasingly strange attempt to thwart

Whistleblowers, Republican congressional members, and some former intelligence officials cite mounting concern that the White House may not release the House Intelligence Committee’s FISA abuse memo as the FBI pushed against plans to make it public based on false allegations that the memo contains information that would harm U.S. national security, sources tell this reporter. The memo alleges severe abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by employees of the FBI and Department of Justice but FBI Director Christopher Wray Wednesday warned against the release of the memo issuing a public statement from the FBI that the bureau has “grave

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Thursday implored President Trump not to release the classified memo drafted by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes and his staff. “President Trump should heed the warnings of the Justice Department and FBI, and reverse his reported decision to defy longstanding policies regarding the disclosure of classified information," the outgoing Arizona Republican wrote in a joint statement issued with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. The pair from the Senate Judiciary Committee said the White House "risks undermining U.S. intelligence-gathering efforts, politicizing Congress’ oversight role, and eroding confidence in our institutions of government" if Trump doesn´t prevent the

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are proving central to efforts to impeach President Trump. Black lawmakers say that’s the result of Trump repeatedly stirring racial controversies, from personally attacking two members of the caucus to casting equal blame on white supremacists and counterprotesters for fatal violence in Charlottesville, Va., last summer. (Snip) The articles of impeachment put forth by Green don’t allege Trump has committed a crime; instead, they assert that Trump has “brought the high office of president of the United States in contempt, ridicule, disgrace and disrepute” and “has sown discord among the people of the United

THE DEEP STATE IS IN DEEP PANIC– Trump supporters want the FISA memo released to the public immediately, however; the FBI and DOJ are fiercely fighting to delegitimize the document and delay the release. Former Attorney General Eric ‘Fast and Furious’ Holder came unhinged over the FISA memo Wednesday and trashed Chairman Nunes. (Snip) Eric Holder, like many other Obama-era criminals knows this FISA memo will expose the corruption at top levels of DOJ and FBI. Holder first tweeted, “People must understand what is at stake by release of the bogus, contrived Nunes memo. It uses normally protected material and

Following President Donald Trump’s delivery of the State of the Union address on Tuesday, CNN host Jake Tapper said Trump did not “understand” how offensive it was to Democrats for him to state that “Americans are DREAMers, too.” According to Tapper, Trump did not understand that Democrats were going to be offended by the phrase “Americans are DREAMers, too” and other language used by Trump on immigration.“[B]y the same token, I think President Trump doesn’t actually necessarily understand just how offensive many Democrats in that chamber are going to find some of the things he proposed and some of the

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who appeared on BET Wednesday to lambast President Trump´s State of the Union Address, called for a parental advisory each time the president appears on television. “Whenever he appears on TV there should be a disclaimer that says ‘This may be may not be acceptable for children,´” she said. Waters recorded a pre-taped response to Trump’s address, which was broadcast on attorney and political commentator Angela Rye’s BET special.“One speech cannot and does not make Donald Trump presidential. He’s not presidential and he never will be presidential. He claims that’s bringing people together but make no